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Mets close to full-strength with Opening Day one week away

With Opening Day taking place one week from today at Citi Field, 24 of the 25 players who are projected to make the Mets' 25-man roster are good-to-go, and another -- Jason Vargas -- may be ready as well.

And if Vargas -- who had surgery to remove the hamate bone in his right (non-throwing hand) after being hit by a liner -- isn't ready on March 29, the expecation is that he'll be back roughly a week later.

The only players who are dealing with injury issues are Dominic Smith (who is close to returning from a quad injury, but will be doing so for Triple-A Las Vegas) and Michael Conforto (who is ahead of schedule after having shoulder surgery last August).